speakers like lsi9

sucks2beme
sucks2beme Posts: 5,606
edited August 2008 in Speakers
Are there any other bookshelf speakers out there that have a similar sound at a better price? It seems too many people know the Lsi9 and bid them up way too high for used speakers! Of course, that applies to just about everything on EBAY lately. I will be driving them with a Nad 2400.
I am currently using Paradigm 11se floorstanders. The size and the fact they are rear ported are causing me headaches with placement. The Mrs. is not allowing me to put them were they need to be. They tend to be a bit boomy in the low end(whole wall resonance behind the speaker). The only other thing I will try is to make a port redirecting guide. Someone here had posting
one on their speakers about a year ago.
"The legitimate powers of government extend to such acts only as are injurious to others. But it does me no injury for my neighbour to say there are twenty gods, or no god. It neither picks my pocket nor breaks my leg." --Thomas Jefferson
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  • 2+2
    2+2 Posts: 546
    edited March 2006
    One thing you may try is to get a pair of tube socks, bundle it up, and stuff that port...may help.....

    As to LSi 9 like speakers at a better price, you may consider AV123 offerings which use the same tweeter...they are less well known so you may have better luck....they may not sound the same but will sound pretty good and more similar than other speakers out there that use totally different drivers...
    System 1: Martin Logan Vantage, Rotel RC 1070, B&K Reference 200.2, Music Hall DAC 15.2, Yamaha 2300

    System 2: LSi15 w/db840, Marantz SR8400, Rotel 1080, RM6800 (C&S), Sony X2020ES

    System 3: LSi7, Yamaha SW215, Music Hall Maven, Music Hall MMF CD25 w/627opamps

    System 4: RTi100, Harman Kardon AVR 230, Panasonic DVD
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  • sucks2beme
    sucks2beme Posts: 5,606
    edited March 2006
    2+2 wrote:
    One thing you may try is to get a pair of tube socks, bundle it up, and stuff that port...may help.....

    As to LSi 9 like speakers at a better price, you may consider AV123 offerings which use the same tweeter...they are less well known so you may have better luck....they may not sound the same but will sound pretty good and more similar than other speakers out there that use totally different drivers...
    Thanks! I aready tried the tube sock trick earlier today. No boom, no base.
    Kills the sound. The mids sounded muffled too, so I gave up on that fix. I found the post of the rear port deflector. I may try building one.
    I looked up the Onix speakers. Nice, but not much different in price than the LSI series. I will add them to my searchs on Ebay and Audiogon.
    "The legitimate powers of government extend to such acts only as are injurious to others. But it does me no injury for my neighbour to say there are twenty gods, or no god. It neither picks my pocket nor breaks my leg." --Thomas Jefferson
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  • 2+2
    2+2 Posts: 546
    edited March 2006
    BTW, I don't know of the specs of your Paradigms or what you are driving them with but I had the bass boominess with the LSi15s. It was only after I got the Rotel 1080 with 200 watts/8ohm (with high current and dampening factor) that I was happy with the bass...you may want to try a more powerful amp....
    System 1: Martin Logan Vantage, Rotel RC 1070, B&K Reference 200.2, Music Hall DAC 15.2, Yamaha 2300

    System 2: LSi15 w/db840, Marantz SR8400, Rotel 1080, RM6800 (C&S), Sony X2020ES

    System 3: LSi7, Yamaha SW215, Music Hall Maven, Music Hall MMF CD25 w/627opamps

    System 4: RTi100, Harman Kardon AVR 230, Panasonic DVD
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  • LuSh
    LuSh Posts: 887
    edited March 2006
    Why shop used at places like Ebay? I'd only use audiogon.com as a resource.
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  • EricT43
    EricT43 Posts: 130
    edited March 2006
    Swans are another highly regarded bang-for-the-buck speaker. I don't know if they sound anything like LSi's, though. And finding Swans and Rockets used are not as common as finding LSi's.
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  • meirco11
    meirco11 Posts: 47
    edited August 2008
    the lsi9 is a great speaker.
    with my ROTEL RA1070 they are superb.
    thanks.
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  • cmy330go
    cmy330go Posts: 2,341
    edited August 2008
    Try a set of Energy RC-10. An amazing speaker for less than $500.
    HT
    Mits WD-65737, DirecTV, Oppo DV-970HD, XBOX ONE, Yamaha RX-A1030, Parasound Halo A23, Rotel RB-985, Music Hall MMF-7, Parasound PPH-100, LSi-15, LSi-C, LSi-FX, LSi-7, PSW-1000, Monster HTS2600

    2 CH
    Parasound Halo P3, Parasound Halo A21, Sutherland Ph.D, VPI Classic 3 w/ 3D arm & Soundsmith Aida Cartridge, Arcam CD72T, B&W 802 S3, Monster HTS2500,
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  • zx_toth
    zx_toth Posts: 417
    edited August 2008
    Hopefully he found a bookshelf speaker he liked after 2.5 years of searching .... :D Note that the original thread started in early 2006 :rolleyes:

    Zsolt
    My Home Theater Rig
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  • cmy330go
    cmy330go Posts: 2,341
    edited August 2008
    Why the hell do people have to do that?
    HT
    Mits WD-65737, DirecTV, Oppo DV-970HD, XBOX ONE, Yamaha RX-A1030, Parasound Halo A23, Rotel RB-985, Music Hall MMF-7, Parasound PPH-100, LSi-15, LSi-C, LSi-FX, LSi-7, PSW-1000, Monster HTS2600

    2 CH
    Parasound Halo P3, Parasound Halo A21, Sutherland Ph.D, VPI Classic 3 w/ 3D arm & Soundsmith Aida Cartridge, Arcam CD72T, B&W 802 S3, Monster HTS2500,
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